Two of the three candidates running for Beverly Hills City Treasurer participated in the March 30 forum hosted by the Beverly Hills Chamber of Commerce and Government Affairs Committee. In a 30-minute Q&A series moderated by David Mirharooni at the Chamber’s boardroom, incumbent City Treasurer Howard Fisher (via Zoom) and businessman Jake Manaster made opening statements and took moderator and audience questions from residents, elected city officials, city staff and more. In addition to Fisher and Manaster, Gabrielle Pantera-Rowe is also running for the position. The event preceded the City Council election forum.
Current Treasurer Fisher has been in this role for the last five years. A product of the Beverly Hills Unified School District (BHUSD), Fisher is a tax and business attorney, with experience as a Traffic and Parking Commissioner, and as Chair on both the Planning Commission and the Public Works Commission. During the COVID-19 pandemic, he served on the city’s covid-19 Business Recovery Assistance Task Force to begin talks on how city policies and programs could best help the local economy.
